Among Bright Stars... (34 page)

Telhri (Tel-H’RI):
Lamplight, a prayer
lamp.

Tharrin:
Aerie. From Skora, Darr.

Thraj:
Tent similar to a yurt, a
Falcanian mobile dwelling.

ThunderHawk Compact (Kulsharr Kahran):
Falcanian, semi-religious document that outlines Falcanian culture,
ethics, and laws. Chief among its stated laws, “Falcanian shall not
kill Falcanian”.

Tierkel:
Skora, “male”, man
masculine.

Tirhra:
Standard Falcanian monetary
unit. The Shotar & the Dreikatha set its value.

Tivar:
Diminutive and singular of
Telchar.

Trikash:
Original Falcanian script
composed of triangles and dots. The calligraphic script known as
Kaliburn later supplemented it.

Trikir:
Falcanian Skora. The
triangular crystal device that enhances a Falcanian's link with the
cybernetic Over-Soul. The trikir is worn as a piece of jewelry
usually close to the abdomen.

Tulath:
Breakfast food. A combination
of sprakzir-pig crackling, hominy, chili, and onion.

Urksa:
Ox/bull

Vajra:
Falcanian monofilament weapon,
the “energy sword” is composed of titanium filaments suspended in a
highly compressed magnetic field which forms an extremely effective
cutting edge.

Vali Shah:
Crown Prince, Heir Apparent
to the Claw-Throne.

Valitey:
Mother, though the Hindi
“maa” is common among Falcanians.

Valka:
Skora, “female”, feminine.

Valküri:
Sisterhood founded by Queen
T’Kara intended to act as a bonding group between all Falcanian
tharrins. The chief commandment of a Valküri is “to inspire awe and
terror in those who behold her.” and “to take upon herself the
aspect of the many armed goddess, giver of life and death.” It is
often assumed the “many armed goddess” is Kali – of course the Cult
of the Valküri would never admit to Kali worship.

Vedik:
Holy Judge.

Veheer:
An oracle or seer.

Veruliya:
Light green semi-precious
stone.

Veslor:
Reverend Mother. Highest
Valküri rank.

Vichira:
Vizier.

Vorchar:
Lesser Telchar akin to
archangels. The Wardens of Char’Kal the stronghold of the Lords Of
Char. Warriors, garbed in white armor who bear swords of
lightening.

Vorjah:
Head guru. Title held by the
leader and high priest of the Falcanian Tahru caste.

Vorskrai:
First-Sun.

Vrasi:
Caste. The word means “skills
of need”.

Vraxis:
Juncture point located on the
slopes of Mt. Shira in Char. In the vernacular of gamers it’s a
place to “level up”, though the temple's attributes cannot be
utilized without the presence of a Guardian Vorchar.

Vrok:
Humans who have adopted
Falcanian customs.

Wyrd:
The threads of destiny.

Yendor:
Junction.

Zarhur:
Light-Bearer (Skora ziral
‘light’ hjur ‘to bear, to bring’), Lucifer – the Ninth Tivar.
called the “Most High”, he who presides over the twenty-four Tivar.
Zarhur is depicted as a being of light with great wings and
pupiless blue eyes. It was he who welcomed Arntiraas into the
Mountain of Flame.

Zuhla:
Honey/sugar, something
sweet.

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Neo-human Series

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Starblade (Neo-human #1):

The year is 2030, and the planet rebuilds in
the wake of World War III, the "War on Terror". Frederika von
Gotha, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, a synthetic person, called a
Morningstar, serves as a spy for her tiny nation. Being the perfect
honeypot helps! She is given a mission, learn about the mysterious
Falcanians and the secrets they keep hidden away on their
artificial island.

Caliburn
Cycle

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The First Technomancer (Caliburn
Cycle #1):

Born of
a demon, intended to be a messiah, only later to become a madman of
the forest glen, the enigmatic figure history recalls as Merlin
Emrys is not who, or what you think he is. With his faithful owl
Vrroch, Merlin wanders high, and low. Ever seeking, always
learning. His magic, and meddling can make empires rise or
fall.

Skirt Lifted

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Skirt Lifted Vol. 1:
Ten, somewhat
interconnected short stories about bad young ladies who get what’s
coming to them. A series of naughty young women endure the sting of
the cane.

Skirt Lifted Vol. 2:
An anthology of Domestic
Discipline stories, where naughty young women are made to lift
their skirts, always with knickers down to take a good dose of
either cane or slipper.

Blue Knickers, A Spanking
Short:
Alicia
Buckingham neglects her babysitting duties to go club with her
friends. Soon after, and well past her curfew, she gets an irate
call from her mum demanding she return home to face the music.
Though Alicia dreads it, she knows she must return home to face the
cane!

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Gretchen. He enjoys reading and writing. He considers himself a
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